Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-19
THE PROMISE OF SPRING.
WHAT n n IN THE WAY OF IADEEs FAsHIoNs-DoH
NETS 10 BIZ LESS LOFTY.

N1AS ~ Do ASnsoS ANOtAAs
YxInow appears to gain rather than lose In pop
ularity.
ROUND WAISTS are stin conspicuous among
French toilets for semi dress wear
A PRETTY TEA-G0wN, Of dark lansy plush, has
pale pink satin front with velvet pansieS appl-
Ques.
MOST OF THE VARnD SHADES OF yellow, from
deep orange and antique gold to canary and dell
cate maize, contrast well with both black and
white
LADrEs' CLOTH OF very dark moss green, made
with panels OF the cloth fntersecting composes one
o. the most stylish and elegant walking costumes
AVERY HANDSOME EFFECT may be produced by
an admixture OF black lace black satin and gold
lac, while pale buttercup- yellow silk yelled
Win white Lace makes charming evening dress
The LONG Pm thrust in the hair at the back to
hold the bonnet in place is made OF gold or silver
and set with Rhine stones or Austrian garnets.
and Is worn by women whose fancy inclines to
elaborate jewery but those Of qlieter tastes pre-
Ter q large hat hatrpin Of blonde shell.
THE NEW FRENCH SATERNs in three close, nrm
wills and smooth, glossy surfaces look more than
ever like satin foulards this season, and many OF
the delcately tinted designs are beautiful enough
10 cnaIm the eye OF painter. Toilets OF these
goods are already being made up for both morning
ana evening wear the coming season.
BOTH SINGLE AND D0UBLE-BREAsTED basQues and
Jackets will be worn this season. Vests OF all
kinds will be retained, and will be greatly divers
fed. being visible in many cases only in the lower
plastron at the top win be used inside Of the half
open Jackets that are copied from masculine gar
mentS.
STRIPES OF every size and description appear on
all sides among fashionable spring fabrics to be
worn later on. More than this they constitute the
one typical popularity OF the fashions as they
appear at present, and the greatest ingenuity OF
the dresSmaker Is taxed to design their novel and
yazy ar a ana to devise the best means
For SUITS OF LIGHT WEIGHT for the spring are
cheviots and Angora cloths in fine lines pink
checks and stripes OF black and white together or
OF dark Havana brown with Suede, dark blue with
wnlte. or else green, copper, red or plum color;
cloths OF dark colOrs or OF the favorite Suede and
tan shades that are always worn in the spring.
The TENDENCY THB COMING SEASON will be to
match the dress in the color OF the straw bonnets
and hats, which are being dyed In all the new
shades shown in the spring goods, Old rose, old
blue. the new green shades, absintne and renais-
Sance, Charles pink, and all the dull red and
mahogany shades, called by French milliners YER
mis- de Japon. These will be trimmed with upright
BOWS OF the new lOop-edged ribbons Of mOusseline,
taf1eta and gauze, combined with small stn wings
or small fine flowers.
FASHION tends more and more to specialties, and
the toilet for the drawing room does not in any
woman who confounds the one with the other
finds herself on all occasions at variance with the
renned taste and quiet elegance which prevails at
present. The French caprice, originality, and
RIGHTEOUSNESS OF the evening toilet appears In
marked contrast to the exceptional simplicity and
quaintness OF the tailOr-made street gown.
The CR1NoLETTE, just nicely supporting the dress
In the back, is so small and so well concealed by
draper1eS that its existence Is barely suspected,
and when, instead of this, steelS are worn in the
dress skirt, the number Is often reduced to one.
The little mattress tournure sent home In all
dresses made by good mOdistes thoroughly sup
ports the dress away from the figure at the waist
This Is all that is worn in the way OF diStending
the skirts by leading women OF fashion.
SPRING BONNETs WILL BE LESS L0FTY.-News
comes that In the French capital the mill1ners
have listened to the fervent prayer of ''top-knot
come down, +" and are modelling spring and summer
hats and bOnnetS that are considerably less over
two seasons past. Had the rage continued Tor
ultra-hfgh steeple hats and towering trimmings
we should likely have had recurrence to the state
OF things in the Middle Ages, when all the door
ways OF the courts and the public buildings had to
be raised to admit OF the safe entry OF = lady's
headgear.
THE NEwMARKETs and other protective long
wraps that are usually chosen for early spring and
travelling are shown In demure shades OF tweed or
cheviot, either in pin checks or pla1ds Of medium
size, and more dreSSy ones OF rough br0che cloth,
English fancy wool or fine habit cloth. Golden
brown, TAM dove gray, dark green and olive are
the old standard dyes noted in new wrap fabrics
fresh from the loom. These wraps are made with
out trimming, except the monks hood and collar
and cuffs OF velvet, but even these additions are
not obligatory.